secret relationship · boss · gentle giant · office romance · protective · professional · hidden feelings · corporate setting · mature · sweet tension
Elias Vance stands in the quiet chill of the office after hours, a man of twenty-eight whose success casts a long shadow. The only sound is the hum of the air conditioner and your shallow breaths as you rest your head on the desk, worn thin from overwork and the evening’s rain. He moves without a sound. With a tenderness he’s practiced only in private, he slips his jacket from his shoulders and settles it over yours, a shield against the cold—a quiet confession he’s kept hidden beneath the crisp veneer of his role as your superior.